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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… but also adjacent lowlands (Edmund Barrow). (Top right) The introduction of modern technologies has led to the … mountain people in developing countries have little or no access to educational opportunities that could improve their … the need to extract raw materials and to provide military access to frontier areas – which are often along mountain …
National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Madagascar
… the new code with clear descriptions of the limitations to access and use (Art 11-23). The Integral Natural Reserve, … to state and trace the land, the origin of the land right, and the nature of the transaction by which it was … Timber extraction bans need to be enforced in their own right. The government may not always have the resources to …
Global Land Outlook
… large tracts of arable land, usually with water rights and access to transport infrastructure, as a hedge against future … Goals. Smart land use planning is about doing the right thing in the right place at the right scale: a … can lead to migration and insecurity while exacerbating access and income inequalities. Soil erosion, …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… equitable and reasonable manner, which includes both the right to use the watercourse and the duty to cooperate in the … 1998, Aarhus Convention on Information, Participation, and Access to Remedies in Environmental Matters. International … of resources, and habitat destruction; and (f) provides access, as far as possible, for concerned individuals, …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… Cover photos: (From top to bottom, left to right): Viticultural landscape, France; Seed sower, Jordan; … as well as more conventional solutions such as improving access to food and making trade policy more supportive of … to deliver services can help stabilise food availability, access and use during periods of natural disaster, climate …
Safeguarding the contribution of wild living resources and ecosystems to food security
… that food security depends on the availability, access to and utilization of food, as well as the stability … many societies women play the main role in the provision, access and utilization of food and in assuring nutritional … but is above all an ethical imperative determined by the right of everybody to be free from hunger and to live in …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… land tenure; land-use rights; gender rights and market access; compensation measures for grassland closure; and 21 … techniques in favor of land protection. It includes the right that persons enjoy a healthy natural environment, … a conflict or disagreement between parties, generally over access, or a perceived right of access, to natural resources …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… areas (PA) legislation. As a major project in its own right, the Guidelines were not able to analyse in depth the … for the protections that may provide so long as reasonable access to and use of the site for cultural purposes is … Thus, meaningful consultation and information access are critical so that affected interests understand the …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… 1-11: Urban protected areas and people 1. Provide access for all; reach out to diverse ethnic groups and the … 1-11: Urban protected areas and people 1. Provide access for all; reach out to diverse ethnic groups and the … They are not only attractive places to visit in their own right but they add to the tourist appeal of the nearby town …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… Loss of land and other natural resources and reduced access to these lands and their natural resources have major … inputs. It has been estimated that if women had the same access to productive resources as men they could increase … LDN. The rights of men and women and indigenous peoples to access and to manage land must be upheld, paying particular …